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Design and Development of Improved Methods of Curing of Bricks During Manufacturing Process and Construction Work to Save Water, Minimize Pollution and Human Effort

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Curing of bricks during manufacturing process and construction work has a significant impact on the strength, durability and wear resistance of concrete. If the concrete is not properly and adequately cured, it will fail to satisfy the purpose for which it is designed. Minimum 12–24 days curing is required for bricks during the manufacturing process and minimum 7 days water supply is required for masonry wall and concrete. Bricks require a lot of water and time for curing. Maximum use of water is an environmental issue and supply of water by laborers from tube wells to construction sites has an adverse impact on their health. In the present work we have developed two methods for curing bricks and concrete. First method will help for curing of bricks and concrete during the manufacturing process without the requirement of a single drop of water and the second method will help for better supply of water to constructional workplaces with minimum effort.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dhenkanal, 759001, Odisha, India

    Ramesh Chandra Nayak

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement (GITA), Bhubaneswar, 752054, Odisha, India

    Manmatha K. Roul

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, KIST, Bhubaneswar, 752050, Odisha, India

    Payodhar Padhi

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Patna, 800005, Bihar, India

    Saroj K. Sarangi

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Nayak, R.C., Roul, M.K., Padhi, P., Sarangi, S.K. (2022). Design and Development of Improved Methods of Curing of Bricks During Manufacturing Process and Construction Work to Save Water, Minimize Pollution and Human Effort. In: Malik, J.A., Marathe, S. (eds) Ecological and Health Effects of Building Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76073-1_14

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